Auctioning off a public parking space can land a San Franciscan a
$300 fine, City Attorney Dennis Herrera said. Herrera brought the
cease-and-desist against the startups because he believes they
help users break the law. But Monkey Parking insists that it is
only selling information, not parking spots.

"This is happening with our company and other companies operating
in the social sharing space," Monkey parking said it is statement
to Ars Technica. "This is yet another example of a local
ordinance that was drafted in a world pre-shared economy which
local authorities are improperly applying to a shared economy
service.”